LOWELL DUCKThis trade-mark is stenciled on duck sail cloth.
This trade-mark is stenciled on duck sail cloth.
This trade-mark is stenciled on duck sail cloth.
Makers of clothing generally affix their trade-marks to each garment in the shape of a sewed label. Manufacturers of rubber goods, such as rubber tires, water bags, etc., mold the trade-mark into the article itself. The "Lowell Duck" trade-mark, used on sail cloth, is stenciled at regular intervals on the selvage. The Corticelli kitten, which is the registered trade-mark of Corticelli Spool Silk, appears on the label at the end of each spool.
Moet & Chandon, and other champagne producers, have adopted the unique method of affixing their trade-marks to the bottom of the corks of their bottles. The trade-mark is not seen, of course, until the bottle has been opened. This method of affixation has been sustained by the courts. The logic of it is that it prevents an unscrupulous retailer from washing the label off a bottle of wine and pasting a spurious label in its place, provided the purchaser knows where to look for the trade-mark.